Four fire incidents reported in Karachi

Four fire incidents reported in city

Fires broke out at four locations in Karachi on Monday night.

A fire erupted in a towel factory in Mominabad and was doused a short while after fire fighters reached the spot.

Meanwhile, a fire broke out in a residential apartment in Gulistan-e-Johar. Fire Department officials reached the site with two fire tenders and extinguished the flames within 20 minutes.

Moreover, a house caught fire in North Karachi. According to fire department officials, the residents of the house were moved to a safe place and the fire was extinguished within a short period of time. They added that household items were gutted in the fire.

Separately, a fire erupted in a blacksmith’s shop in Gulistan-e-Johar. Firefighters promptly reach the place of the incident ans extinguished the flames.

The causes of the fires were not ascertained till the filing of this report.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2021.